Employers with 25 or more employees must make reasonable efforts to help any employee who asks for assistance with a literacy problem. If an employee needs help with reading and writing, the employer should support them, such as by helping them enroll and participate in an adult literacy education program.
If an employee is denied reasonable help with this, they can file a complaint for retaliation. This means that if the employer does not provide the support needed, the employee has the right to report it and seek help from the Labor Commissioner’s office. The goal of this policy is to help people get the assistance they need to improve their literacy skills.
(See Link(s): Labor Code Sections 1041)